Eugene B. Czarnecki

Film and video producer, director, author

Born Jun. 21, 1947, Stamford (CT), U.S.; son of Henry and Gladys (Bielen); child: Aaron.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Quinnipiac College, Hamden (CT), 1970; Master of Arts (M.A.), Fairfieid University (CT), 1978.

Career: photographer, Patent Treader, Mt. Kisco (NY), 1978; cameraman, Eye-In-The-Sky, Bridgeport (CT), 1975-76; free-lance writer, self-employed, Stamford, 1976-77; writer, producer, director, ITT Hartford (CT), 1977-93; executive producer, director, Czar Productions, Hartford, 1993 -.

Author: author, editor, publisher, History of Jai Alai, 1977; director, Get Out Alive (film), 1981; producer, director, writer, Two Wheel Drive (video), 1986; producer, director, Long Term Care (video), 1992, and Murple's Monsters, 1994; screenwriter, Treatment of Ogan John, Treatment of Dear John, Flatlanders.

Member of: program director International TV Association; Connecticut Association of Production Professionals.

Honors: Silver Medal, New York International Film and TV Festival, 1981; Golden Medal, Council of International Non-Theatrical Events, 1981; Silver Screen award, U.S. Industrial Film Festival, 1982; Gold Medal, Houston International Film Festival, 1986, 1991; Golden Eagle, U.S. Industrial.

Served with: United States Coast Guard (USCG) Reserve, E-5, 1967-72.

Affiliation: Democrat. Catholic.

Hobbies: music, films, outdoor sports.

Office: Czar Productions, 809 New Britain Ave., Hartford, CT 06106.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996